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More than a third of western states’ glacial cover has been lost since 1950s as planet warms

States Newsroom · October 27, 2026

Six western states, including Oregon, have lost more than one-third of their glacial cover since 1950 and more than 300 glaciers in those states have disappeared entirely as the earth has rapidly warmed, a first-of-its-kind inventory and analysis confirms. Researchers at Portland State University and the U.S…

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More than a third of western states’ glacial cover has been lost since 1950s as planet warms

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